mental health
We recognise that mental health affects every part of daily life so helping our students to develop and maintain good mental health is an important part of what we do at Breakthrough College.
Understanding our mental health, being able to communicate how we are feeling, and knowing what we can do to improve it are essential life skills and key to being able to engage effectively with education.
support
Breakthrough College’s curriculum offer is designed to deliver education with therapeutic interventions, putting positive mental health at its heart. All our staff receive training to ensure they are educated about trauma, and able to listen to and help support a student who is struggling with their mental health.
Where more specialist mental health support is needed we will signpost students and their parents or carers to the relevant help, and support this process.
counselling
Each of our centres have access to a qualified counsellor who is experienced in working with young people with complex mental health needs. Counselling is available to all our students, offering a space to talk confidentially.
Referrals to counselling are made by request from the student, and we aim for the student to meet their counsellor within two weeks where possible. Signposting to other, more specialist, counselling provision may be necessary.
